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We are looking for Lead Industry Managers in our Singapore-based Greater China Export Sales Team. This person will oversee an explosive growth opportunity in the Greater China Region with a unique potential for sustained global impact. This role will report directly to the Managing Director of Sales for the Greater China Region.
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What you’ll do:
- Lead a high-performing team of Account Managers and Partner Managers to deliver against quarterly revenue targets for the Greater China markets.
- Liaise and serve as the key point of contact for key agencies in the Greater China Region ; develop, maintain and deepen the relationships with the senior stakeholders of Pinterest’s sales partners.
- Develop and deploy acquisition and retention sales strategy & programs that drive results for Pinterest’s sales partners.
- Implement processes and strategies at scale to grow revenue and empower the team to operate at scale.
- Achieve revenue targets through effective planning, setting sales goals, analyzing data on past performance, and projecting future performance.
- Communicate the progress of weekly/monthly/quarterly initiatives to stakeholders across time zones in a timely and clear fashion.
- Work cross-regionally and cross-functionally to build cohesive partnerships with peers and internal stakeholders, including product, sales operations, and marketing.
- Plan and participate in local Pinterest marketing events and present on behalf of Pinterest’s business.
- Motivate and develop sales talent in partnership with the Vendor, creating a positive culture of accountability.
- Utilize predictive modeling to forecast campaign performance and budget impact, enabling smarter allocation of resources for clients.
- Advise clients on leveraging Pinterest’s AI-powered audience targeting tools to reach the most relevant users with the highest conversion potential.
What we’re looking for:
- 8+ years of professional experience in digital media sales, online advertising, or sales leadership.
- Well-acquainted with the export advertising business of the Greater China market; experienced in working with sales partners in the Greater China area.
- A data-driven leader with the ability to lead teams against aggressive goals.
- Demonstrated track record of leading and inspiring others.
- Experience in process management, operations management, and understanding how to grow and scale businesses.
- Ability to extract insights from data to inform strategic decisions and translate them into action plans.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
- Business proficiency in Mandarin and English is a must.
- Experience working with outsourced vendors is a plus.
- Experience working with Agencies/Resellers is a plus.
- Fluent in Salesforce, Tableau, Excel, and other sales productivity software.
- Ability to leverage AI-powered analytics platforms to identify trends, segment audiences, and optimize campaign strategies for clients.
- Experience utilizing AI-based creative tools to produce, test, and refine advertising content, and deliver data-backed recommendations for creative optimization.
- Comfortable with 30% of travel time.
- BA/BS degree.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- As such, this role will need to be in the office or in front of our customers for in-person collaboration, typically 2 days per week, and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance to our Singapore City based office.
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